Early life, education, and career
Huberty is a native of Parma, Ohio, a suburb south of Cleveland. In 1991, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland. In 1998, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. He currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Parking REIT, a real estate investment trust where he works to acquire income-producing parking assets. Previously he was an executive with a parking company; before that, a natural gas fueling company.
On April 23, 2021, Huberty was arrested for driving under the influence in Montgomery County, after crashing his vehicle into another car and failing a sobriety test. [5] He later bonded out after the arrest and on the following day released an apology and said he would seek treatment for alcohol addiction. [6]
Political life
Representative Dan Huberty, from Humble, Texas, was first elected in 2011. [7]
During the 86th legislative Session, saw Huberty serve his second term as Chairman of the House Committee on Public Education [8] as well as serving on the House Committee on County Affairs. [9] He authored 12 bills which were signed by the Governor [9] including one of the most transformative Texas education bills in recent history [10] and has been recognized for his legislative efforts by the Texas Association of Community Schools, Education in Action, Texas Public Interest Group, Environment Texas, The Texas Realtors, and others. [11] [12] [13]
In 2016, Huberty was challenged in the Republican primary by Mitchell Bosworth. Huberty eventually defeated Bosworth, 78% to 22%. Huberty defeated challengers from the Libertarian Party and Green Party in the 2016 General Election, taking 82% of the vote. [14]
In the 2018 general election, Huberty handily won his fifth legislative term. With 44,550 votes (80.3 percent), he defeated the Libertarian choice, Ryan Woods, who polled 10,964 (19.7 percent). No Democrat sought the position. [15]
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